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#8715EA

#8715ea ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8715ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 8.24% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.31% cyan, 91.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 272.11°, with 83.53% saturation and 50% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.21.

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Relative luminance0.1163

Complementary

  1. #8715ea
  2. #78ea15

Split complementary

  1. #8715ea
  2. #e3ea15
  3. #15ea1c

Analogous

  1. #1c15ea
  2. #8715ea
  3. #ea15e3

Triadic

  1. #8715ea
  2. #ea8715
  3. #15ea87

Tetradic

  1. #8715ea
  2. #ea1578
  3. #78ea15
  4. #15ea87

Square

  1. #8715ea
  2. #ea1c15
  3. #78ea15
  4. #15e3ea

Monochromatic

  1. #36085e
  2. #5e0fa4
  3. #8715ea
  4. #ab5bf0
  5. #cfa1f7

Shades

#8715ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8715ea
  2. #7a13d3
  3. #6c11bb
  4. #5f0fa4
  5. #510d8c
  6. #440b75
  7. #36085e
  8. #290646
  9. #1b042f
  10. #0e0217
  11. #000000

Tints

#8715ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8715ea
  2. #932cec
  3. #9f44ee
  4. #ab5bf0
  5. #b773f2
  6. #c38af5
  7. #cfa1f7
  8. #dbb9f9
  9. #e7d0fb
  10. #f3e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8715ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8715ea
  2. #8620df
  3. #862ad5
  4. #8535ca
  5. #8440c0
  6. #844bb5
  7. #8355aa
  8. #8260a0
  9. #816b95
  10. #81758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #714ca9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ee6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e5d8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #294ced ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a4be8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #794ab9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8715ea {
  color: #8715ea;
}
Background
.bg-8715ea {
  background-color: #8715ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8715ea {
  border: 2px solid #8715ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8715ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 21 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 84% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8715ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8715ea, #ea15e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8715ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 21 234 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.21 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 2.68 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.82 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 3.91 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.54 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.06 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.47 #78ea15 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8715ea  rgb(135, 21, 234)  hsl(272, 84%, 50%)  Blue Violet
#78ea15  rgb(120, 234, 21)  hsl(92, 84%, 50%)  Lawn Green
#ea8715  rgb(234, 135, 21)  hsl(32, 84%, 50%)  Fulvous
#15ea87  rgb(21, 234, 135)  hsl(152, 84%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green